Act/Order which is not deemed after implementation of Food Safety & Standards Act 2006
Act/Order which is not deemed after implementation of Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 Correct Answer Standards Weights and Measures Act, 1976
The following Acts/Orders mentioned in the second schedule of the Act are going to be repealed in Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006:
1. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
2. Fruit Products Order, 1955
3. Meat Food Products Order, 1973
4. Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947
5. Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998
6. Solvent Extracted Oil, De oiled Meal, and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967
7. Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992
8. Any other order under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 relating to food
All the given options have been repealed by the FSSAI Act 2006,
Hence option 4 is the correct answer.
Additional InformationThe Prevention of Food and Adulteration Act, 1954:
The Act seeks to prevent the adulteration of any article used as food or drinks for human consumption excluding drugs and water. The Act gives the power to the Central
Government to set up the Central Committee for Food Standards and Central Food Laboratory for testing and analyzing food items.
The Fruit Product Order 1955
1. This order was promulgated under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955.
2. It is enforced and implemented by the Directorate of Fruits & Vegetables Preservation, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India.
3. It deals with the products manufactured from perishable commodities like fruits and vegetables.
4. To manufacture and sell any fruit or vegetable product including some nonfruit products like sweetened carbonated beverages, a license under this Order is required
The meat food product order 1973
1. The meat product order was promulgated under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 in the year 1973.
2. The Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India was initially implementing this order, and later on it was transferred to
Ministry of Food Processing Industries with effect from 19.3.2004.
3. Recently the government of India has introduced compulsory quality Control & inspection on fish products & frozen meat/ meat products by amending the Order in the
the year 2005.